Category Archives: Biology

Clean Coal

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Weerd Beard

For real! Researchers have discovered a stunning new process that takes the energy from coal without burning it — and removes virtually all of the pollution. The clean coal technique was developed by scientists at The Ohio State University, with … Continue reading →

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One Way To Celebrate

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Weerd Beard

I’d have just bought a new gun and gone to the range…. Authorities say two brothers accidentally blew up their house after celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket by purchasing marijuana and meth. Wichita police Sgt. Bruce Watts said one … Continue reading →

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The “Progressive” Delemma

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Left Wingers for years were complaining about over-population. You see people pollute and do bad things to rape mother Gaia, so praise be upon places like China who limits parents to one child. Of course that can upset the commie … Continue reading →

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Not Really, But Still Cool

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Weerd Beard

They call it a “Sixth Sense”, but it really isn’t. An experimental device allowed the rats to “touch” infrared light – which is normally invisible to them. The team at Duke University fitted the rats with an infrared detector wired … Continue reading →

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Slant and Spin

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Weerd Beard

I found this article, that has an obvious slant to it, but I thought I’d give my take. The studies looked at things like differences between groups’ perception of eye movement, and aversion to threatening noises. Researchers also noted that … Continue reading →

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Reason on The Keystone Pipeline

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Weerd Beard

A great video!

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Hurting

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Weerd Beard

I’ve had a case of Bronchitis since Christmas, Just made my second trip to the doctor’s after the first treatment was unsuccessful. We’re throwing every drug on the planet at my system to clean this shit out now. If this … Continue reading →

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Gastropod Sex

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Weerd Beard

We were talking about it briefly on The Squirrel Report, the nudibranch sex story! As hermaphrodites, the diverse group of brightly colored sea slugs called nudibranches are already considered unusual when it comes to sex. But one species does something … Continue reading →

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State of the Gimp

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Weerd Beard

Wow, How can a fall be THAT BAD, and I feel so fine today? I don’t trust it. Still as of right now my knee feels pretty darn good, and my ankle is a little stiff, but nothing serious. I … Continue reading →

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Sick Lame, and Lazy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Weerd Beard

One of the joys of this time of year is black ice. I took a tumble heading out for work this morning and landed HARD, hyper-extending my knee. I didn’t think I’d get back up, but when I did I … Continue reading →

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